I think you could just use a bigger fan on my bucket up to about a 10x14 tent before making a larger cooler. I was born here in the valley of the sun and we used swamp coolers for most of my life. So i kinda know what im doing and have tested this cooler to make sure it worked before i posted this.

Oh, the water inside the bucket gets really cold so when your done napping, a cold foot bath maybe? You can add water through the holes so you dont have to open the bucket. It would also work great as a beer cooler, just dont snap the lid down tight so you have easy access. I may use this thing as a part time fridge mmmmmmmmmmmm..........

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This will be my first year at bm, but i thought why wait till i get to the playa to start gifting. I sincerly hope that my posts help others to enjoy their burn, but I do wish others ideas came with more pics and details so they would be easier to take advantage of...........lol.........

FIGJAM wrote:This will be my first year at bm, but i thought why wait till i get to the playa to start gifting. I sincerly hope that my posts help others to enjoy their burn, but I do wish others ideas came with more pics and details so they would be easier to take advantage of...........lol.........

I haven't thought about how big I'm going to need. Since it will be in a very heat resistant enclosure, I'm thinking I can get away with about 10 gal worth. I'll just have to go shopping for containers and see what appeals to me.

FIGJAM wrote:This will be my first year at bm, but i thought why wait till i get to the playa to start gifting. I sincerly hope that my posts help others to enjoy their burn, but I do wish others ideas came with more pics and details so they would be easier to take advantage of...........lol.........

Kick ass! I like you already!

One question tho.. Have you run this for a torture test yet?

I havent done destruct testing on my unit, but the parts I bought were all made for continious use. I figure for 4 or 5 hours a day those parts will do fine. The shade clothe will filter the dust so it doesnt clog the pad, but if it does its easy to pull the clothe and pad and rinse with vinager or limon juice.

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You could use one of those square totes that come in all sizes. Use 90s at the corners for the dripline and mount a bigger fan on top. Here a 1000 sq. ft. house uses a 3000cfm swamp cooler if thats any help with your calculations. But thats floor space not cubic feet. You shouldnt need much cooling for a yurt unless its ONE BIG ASS YURT............LOL

swampdog wrote:I haven't thought about how big I'm going to need. Since it will be in a very heat resistant enclosure, I'm thinking I can get away with about 10 gal worth. I'll just have to go shopping for containers and see what appeals to me.

then why not build two of his size - that way if you need just one there is less power draw. But if one breaks down, you still have 1/2 of your capacity...(or you could loan one).

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.
Arthur Schopenhauer

IMHO that trash barrel cooler could cool a 20x20 structure pretty easily, But check the cfm and amp loads on this site.http://www.flex-a-lite.com/auto/html/electric-fans.html
They use alot of power and I dont want to use my genie any more than nessisary, since my cooler is whisper quiet.

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and I love your idea, Figjam. Your cooler is smaller, more transportable, cheaper to make and lower power consumption. Very key attributes. We made ours based partly on what was laying around at the time. And, yes, playa tested for several years. It works so well. I would love to see these all over the playa in the future.

swampdog wrote:I haven't thought about how big I'm going to need. Since it will be in a very heat resistant enclosure, I'm thinking I can get away with about 10 gal worth. I'll just have to go shopping for containers and see what appeals to me.

The cooler pad, any hardware store should have it. Not all areas are dry enough to stock swamp coolers. but if you build it you can pick up the pad on the way to the burn. they cost about $6.
The fan blows out of the bucket, or up in this case. It draws the air through the wet pad. The dryer vent on top is for directing the flow into a hose, then into your structure.